Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Gajar Halwa / Carrot Halwa


This is authentic Punjabi dessert, one of the sweet treats which is healthy yet super simple to prepare.

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups of shredded Carrot
  • 1/4 cup of Sugar
  • 2+1 cups Milk
  • Milk Paneer 1/2 cup
  • Dry fruits(Cashews, Almonds, Raisins etc)

Gajar Halwa/ Carrot Halwa

Procedure: 
  1. Boil 2 cups of milk till it reduces half to its quantity.
  2. Boil 1 cup of milk separately until all water evaporates and mixture becomes a thick mawa.(You can use ready made khawa/khoya instead of making mawa from scratch.)
  3. Now take a thick bottom and wide open pan/wok and heat 2-3 Tsp of ghee.
  4. Add bites of almonds, cashew nuts and raisins to the ghee and fry them for 2 minutes.
  5. Add Carrot, saute for a while and add the above milk.
  6. Reduce the flame and keep stirring till the mixture becomes thick, add slightly crushed cardamoms. It usually takes around 10-15 minutes on low heat to cook the halwa.
  7. Now add sugar and keep stirring for 2 minutes. 
  8. Add khava/Mawa

Your gajar halawa is ready. You can top it with fried cashews and almonds for crunchy effect at the time of serving.

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